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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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